Statue of Harpist in burial ground, Shane's Castle Park, Antrim, Co Antrim

A statue of a female harpist, over-life-size, carved in white marble, now much weathered, standing on a rough hewn stone plinth. It represents a figure of Ireland or Erin mourning for her sons killed in battle. The statue is aligned on a north to south axis. There are two inscriptions, as follows. On the east face, bottom right-hand corner – 'A.J. Victor Segoffin, Statuaire, Paris, 1923'; and on the west face, along the bottom – "This statute was intended by Lord and Lady O'Neill as a memorial to their eldest son Captain The Hon: Arthur O'Neill, M.P. 2nd Life Guards and the men of this district who fell with him in the Great War of 1914-1918. The burning of Shane's Castle in 1922 prevented its erection there, and after the death of both Lord and Lady O'Neill it was presented to Randalstown Public Elementary School by their surviving children. The statue is the work of the French sculptor A.J. Victor Segoffin and represents the figure of Ireland or Erin mourning for her sons killed in battle." SETTING: The statue stands in a rural area, in a private burial ground within the grounds of a large demesne. It is located immediately adjacent to the stone burial vault (HB20/04/044B) in the south-west corner of the graveyard, surrounded by rough grass and overshadowed by tall trees, but clearly visible from the entrance gateway.